Sunday, September 11, 2011

Anaerobic Infections

nullDefinition of anaerobe infection:
It is a microbe that can only grow under anaerobic conditions only and is sensitive to metronidazole on routine disc testing anaerobically.
To, prove that isolate is anaerobic bacteria
Subculture isolate both aerobically and anaerobically with CO2 enrichment for 5 days. Microaerophilic carbon dioxide dependent coccus appear on aerobic plate on fifth day, while strict anaerobe appear on 2nd day under anaerobic conditions